ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE 2010 Workshop Manual

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8. Position pipes to cylinder and secure with clips.
9. Secure pipes and wires to cylinder with cable ties
10. Install pipe under keeper plate, install and tighten screws
11. Install new clips securi ng pipes to roof frame.
12. Install lower cover.
13. Install wind deflector (see Workshop Manual procedure
01.17.DA Wind Deflector - Renew).
14. Connect battery.
15. Restore roof and tonneau to original position
RH Rear Hydraulic Cylinder Pipe -
Renew
Removal
1. Operate roof to halfway position with tonneau open then support roof when hydraulic pressure drops with
suitable straps and support tonneau cover with suitable
prop (see Figure 1).
2. Disconnect battery. 3. Remove lower cover (screw
x1) (see Figure 2).
4. Cut cable ties securing pipes and wires to cylinder (see Figure 3).
5. Release clips securing pipe to cylinder and disconnect pipes.
Repair Operation Time (ROT)
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6. Remove cable ties securing pipes to roof frame (see Figure 4).
7. Remove screws securing P-clips and strap to frame and release harness.
8. Remove screw of cable/wiring keeper plate, loosen other and release pipe.
9. Attach string to cylinder end of both pipes to aid installation.
10. Feed pipes through to tonneau area by carefully guiding through roof mechanism and release string (see Figure
5). 11. Remove harness/pipe retaining clips (x3) LH side (see
Figure 6).
12. Remove trim clip and releas e tonneau lining stiffening
rod (see Figure 7).
13. Release velcro and move tonneau well liner aside to expose lower cylinder fixing and pump casing.
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14. Release cylinder lower retaining clip and disconnect cylinder from body (see Figure 8).
15. Remove cylinder pivot bracket from body (bolts x3).
16. Release pump and casing from under tonneau body side (see Figure 9). 17. Release velcro around pump casing and remove casing
(see Figure 10).
18. Loosen (x6) screws on pump retaining plate (see Figure
11).
19. Slide retaining plate, disconnect pipe from pump (pipes and locations are numbered).
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Figure 9
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20. Remove cable ties and remove pipe from vehicle (see Figure 12).
Installation
1. Check oil level and top-up if necessary by removing reservoir end plug with pump in upright position, add
small quantity of oil replace plug and re-check level (see
Figure 1).
2. Install pipe to approximate route on vehicle and install cable ties.
3. Clean pipe and install pipe to pump then slide retaining plate into place and tighten screws (pipes and locations
are numbered).
4. Install pump casing and secure velcro.
5. Install pump and casing under tonneau onto location posts.
6. Install cylinder pivot bracket and connect cylinder to bracket. 7. Move tonneau well liner around lower cylinder fixing
and pump casing and secure velcro
8. Install trim clip and position tonneau lining stiffening rod.
9. Install harness/pipe retaining clips RH (x3).
10. Attach pipes to guide string, feed pipes through roof frame and remove string.
11. Position pipes to cylinder and secure with clips.
12. Secure pipes and wires to cylinder with cable ties
13. Install pipe under keeper plate, install and tighten screws.
14. Install new clips securi ng pipes to roof frame.
15. Install lower cover.
16. Connect battery.
17. Restore roof and tonneau to original position
RH/LH Rear Hydraulic Tonneau Cylinder
Pipe - Renew
Removal
1. Operate roof to halfway position with tonneau open then support roof when hydraulic pressure drops with
suitable straps and support tonneau cover with suitable
prop (see Figure 1).
Figure 12
Figure 1
Repair Operation Time (ROT)
ItemCode
Rear Hydraulic Tonneau Cylinder Pipe-
Renew LH
01.17.CS
Rear Hydraulic Tonneau Cylinder Pipe-
Renew RH
01.17.CV
WAR NI NG
APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS AFTER THE OPEN/
CLOSE OPERATION HAS BEEN INTERRUPTED THE
ROOF MAY SUDDENLY DROP DUE TO LOSS OF
HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. IF THIS HAPPENS ENSURE NO
BODY PARTS ARE CLOSE TO THE ROOF MECHANISM.
IF THE ROOF REQUIRES MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT
PROPERLY USING SUITABLE PROPS AND STRAPS.

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2. Disconnect battery.
3. Remove trim clip and release tonneau lining stiffening rod (see Figure 2).
4. Release velcro and move tonneau well liner aside to expose lower cylinder fixing and pump casing. 5. Release cylinder lower retaining clip and disconnect
cylinder from body (see Figure 3).
6. Remove cylinder pivot bracket from body (bolts x3) (see Figure 4).
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Figure 2Figure 3
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7. Release pump and casing from under tonneau body side (see Figure 5).
8. Release velcro around pump casing and remove casing (see Figure 6). 9. Release trim clips (x5) tonneau liner to body, release
velcro from around cylinder and pull liner forward to
access pipes and clips (see Figure 7).
10. Cut cable ties (x2) securing pipes and wires to cylinder
(see Figure 8).
Figure 5
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Figure 7
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11. Release clip securing pipe to cylinder and disconnect pipe (see Figure 9).
12. Loosen (x6) screws on pump retaining plate (see Figure
10).
13. Slide retaining plate, disco nnect pipe from pump (pipes
and locations are numbered). 14. Remove harness/pipe retaining clips (x3) LH/RH (see
Figure 11).
15. Remove harness/pipe retaining clips (x3) RH/LH (see Figure 12).
16. Remove pipe from vehicle.
Installation
1. Check oil level and top-up if necessary by removing reservoir end plug with pump in upright position, add
Figure 9
Figure 10
Figure 11
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small quantity of oil replace plug and re-check level (see
Figure 1).
2. Install pipe to approx imate route on vehicle.
3. Clean pipe and install pipe to pump then slide retaining plate into place and tighten screws (pipes and locations
are numbered).
4. Clean pipe, connect to cylinder and secure clip.
5. Install cable ties securing pipes and wires to cylinder.
6. Install harness/pipe retaining clips.
7. Position tonneau liner to body and install clips.
8. Install pump casing and secure velcro.
9. Install pump and casing under tonneau onto location posts.
10. Install cylinder pivot bracket and connect cylinder to bracket.
11. Move tonneau well liner arou nd lower cylinder fixing
and pump casing and secure velcro.
12. Install trim clip and positi on tonneau lining stiffening
rod.
13. Connect battery.
14. Restore roof and tonneau to original position
LH/RH Front Hydraulic Tonneau Cylinder
Pipe - Renew
Removal
1. Operate roof to halfway position with tonneau open then support roof when hydraulic pressure drops with suitable straps and support
tonneau cover with suitable
prop (see Figure 1).
2. Disconnect battery.
3. Remove trim clip and releas e tonneau lining stiffening
rod (see Figure 2).
4. Release velcro and move to nneau well liner aside to
e x p o s e l o w e r c y l i n d e r f i x i n g a n d m o t o r c a s i n g .
Figure 1
Repair Operation Time (ROT)
WAR NI NG
APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS AFTER THE OPEN/
CLOSE OPERATION HAS BEEN INTERRUPTED THE
ROOF MAY SUDDENLY DROP DUE TO LOSS OF
HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. IF THIS HAPPENS ENSURE NO
BODY PARTS ARE CLOSE TO THE ROOF MECHANISM.
IF THE ROOF REQUIRES MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT
PROPERLY USING SUITABLE PROPS AND STRAPS.
Figure 1
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5. Release cylinder lower retaining clip and disconnect cylinder from body (see Figure 3).
6. Remove cylinder pivot bracket from body (bolts x3) (see Figure 4). 7. Release pump and casing from under tonneau body side
(see Figure 5).
8. Release velcro around pump casing and remove casing (see Figure 6).
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Figure 4
Figure 5
Figure 6

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9. Release trim clips (x5) tonneau liner to body, release velcro from around cylinder and pull liner forward to
access pipes and clips (see Figure 7).
10. Cut cable ties (x2) securing pipes and wires to cylinder (see Figure 8).
11. Release clip securing pipe to cylinder and disconnect pipe. 12. Loosen (x6) screws on pump
retaining plate (see Figure
9).
13. Slide retaining plate, disconnect pipe from pump (pipes and locations are numbered).
14. Remove harness/pipe retaining clips (x3) LH/RH (see Figure 10).
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Figure 8
Figure 9
Figure 10